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Christian the Younger of Brunswick

1599 - 1626

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Christian the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (20 September 1599 – 16 June 1626), known as der tolle Halberstädter (the daredevil from Halberstadt), was a German Protestant military leader during the early years of the Thirty Years' War. Christian fought in support of Frederick V of the Palatinate during the "Palatinate Phase" (1620-1623) of the war; his opponents were the forces of the Imperial House of Habsburg (led by Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II), Habsburg Spain, and the Catholic League. Christian was a member of the House of Welf, titular Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt According to the historian Herfried Münkler, Christian´s military exploits were motivated less by any deep attachment to the Protestant cause than by a love of adventure, a romantic imagination in which he saw himself in the chivalric tradition and a disdain for every form of traditional authority. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian the Younger of Brunswick is the 7,475th most popular politician (down from 5,988th in 2019), the 2,043rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,652nd in 2019) and the 599th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian the Younger of Brunswick ranks 7,475 out of 19,576. Before him are Sancho of Majorca, Spencer Perceval, Julio Argentino Roca, Enrico Ferri, Lala Lajpat Rai, and Gengshi Emperor. After him are Eugene Meyer, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Ukita Hideie, Yoshida Shōin, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, and Barbara Jagiellon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1599, Christian the Younger of Brunswick ranks 10. Before him are Anthony van Dyck, Francesco Borromini, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Stefan Czarniecki, Pieter van Laer, and Ottavio Piccolomini. After him are John Berchmans, Andrea Sacchi, Robert Blake, Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Adriaen van Utrecht, and Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé. Among people deceased in 1626, Christian the Younger of Brunswick ranks 12. Before him are Ernst von Mansfeld, Adriaen de Vries, Paul Bril, Marino Ghetaldi, Pietro Cataldi, and Isabella of Savoy. After him are Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Edmund Gunter, Odoardo Farnese, and Théophile de Viau.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christian the Younger of Brunswick ranks 2,044 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1909), Lotte Reiniger (1899), Klaus Augenthaler (1957), Hinrich Lohse (1896), Dieter Schwarz (1939), and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795). After him are Hieronymus Wolf (1516), Menahem Pressler (1923), Reinhard Keiser (1674), Veit Harlan (1899), Johann Trollmann (1907), and Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christian the Younger of Brunswick ranks 599. Before him are Heinrich Schwarz (1906), Theodore of Corsica (1694), Ulrich von Hassell (1881), Manfred Wörner (1934), Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1909), and Hinrich Lohse (1896). After him are Johann Trollmann (1907), Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1661), Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia (1796), Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1647), Charles II, Elector Palatine (1651), and Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães (1858).

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